Aussie teenager Maya Joint missed out on a place in the final of the Hong Kong Open when she was surprisingly beaten in straight sets by Cristina Bucsa.
Although it was a disappointing result for the new Australian No.1, the Moldovan-born Spaniard put on an impressive performance to beat rising star Joint 6-3 6-1 and reach her maiden WTA 250 final, at the age of 27.
But there was better news for one of Joint's predecessors as Australia No.1 when Kimberly Birrell won the longest match of her career, against Taiwanese Joanna Garland, to reach the final of another WTA 250 event, India's Chennai Open.
